Identify the asexual reproductive structure associated with Penicillium :
- Zoospores
- Conidia
- Gemmules
- Buds
Answer
(2) Conidia
Solution
Penicillium is a sac fungus (ascomycete).
As per NCERT, in ascomycetes the asexual spores are conidia, produced exogenously on special mycelium called conidiophores.
Zoospores are motile spores of phycomycetes and algae; gemmules are asexual structures of sponges; buds are formed in yeast and Hydra.
Answer: (2)